“I thank everyone for attending the banquet that our Ji Group has organized today . Here, I’d like to announce a piece of good news to everyone, and that is,
“Today, our Ziming and the Qu family’s eldest daughter, Jingwan, officially become engaged . ”
Right after this was spoken, the bright spotlight was not only shining on Qu Jingwan anymore .
Another ray of spotlight shone elsewhere .
It was a tall and well-toned man . He was none other than the man whose name Madam Ji had just spoken, Ji Ziming .
The two stood under different spotlights . They were iridescent just like light-emitting bodies .
The two people under the spotlights looked so compatible that they seemed to be a folklore’s golden children .
Pound, pound!
Pei Ge felt her heart pound upon hearing Madam Ji’s announcement .
Her heart was pounding so fast she would think that she was sick if she did not know better .
“Gosh! Young Master Ji is getting engaged with the Qu family’s daughter?!”
“This Qu missy finally secured her position . It’s been so many years so it hasn’t been easy on her, too . ”
“Indeed . It’s merely just an engagement, though—not marriage . After all, the one back then almost got married yet disappeared in the end . ”
She felt her heart constrict upon hearing the crowd’s hushed conversation .
However, no matter what others said, the man could only stand expressionlessly on the stage after being pulled up by his mother .
Still, anyone who was familiar with him could see from his dark and cold eyes that his mood was definitely at its trough .
“Son, mom has never begged you for anything . Just this time, and just this once, mom is begging you not to oppose it anymore, okay…”
His lips moved slightly at his mother’s voice . In the end, he did not shrug off her hands or immediately expose this lie with a cold face .
This lie of an engagement with Qu Jingwan that he had no knowledge about .
“Son, you are no longer young . Our Baby is about to start attending school . As his father, you need to give him a stable and healthy family…”
His mother’s eyes slowly turned moist as her face became filled with lamentation .
Her son was no longer young, and her grandson was almost five, yet her son still had not gotten married .
As each year passed, how could she not get frantic?
Moreover…
She had overheard her poor grandson actually talking to the walkie-talkie by himself .
He said something about letting someone else be his mother .
Sigh! That child must be feeling too lonely, so he’s starting to have imaginary friends .
I can’t let my grandson continue like this .
My grandson should have a mother who loves him . What will we do if he ends up contracting a sort of mental illness?
Also, no matter how much I look around, the only one suitable for my son and grandson is this woman who has silently been enduring my son’s cold treatment yet remains this gentle .
“…Mom, I’ll settle my issues . ”
Faced with her begging yet anticipative look, although he did not shrug off her hand, he still expressed his opinion softly .
“Jingwan is truly a good child . You—”
She pressed her lips tightly together and moved to speak .
“Mom . ”
However, she was interrupted by him with a frown .
“I already said that I can settle my issues . ”
With that, he struggled out of his mother’s grasp and regarded her with a calm and composed look .
It was as though the engagement banquet tonight were not his and that he had not been the one being forced into marriage by his parents .
“Count it as mom begging you; forget that woman—”
She grabbed his hand again .
“Our Baby really needs a warm and healthy family; I just had a talk with Doctor Qi a few days ago, and he said that your son has some psychological issues…”
In the end, she still spoke out the problem she did not want to speak or admit .
The man stopped his action of shrugging her off the moment he heard this .
“What’s wrong with him?”
“You were busy with work recently, so I didn’t tell you… Your son actually has a very serious psychological problem; he—”
She was just about to inform him of the doctor’s finding when a scream was heard .
“Ahhh! Little young master!”
This ear-piercing scream attracted everyone’s attention .
Following the scream, everyone raised their head to look at the rooftop of the villa .
Through the dim moonlight, a scrawny and small silhouette could be seen standing at the window of the top floor .
As the night breeze blew, the scrawny figure also shivered slightly . The scene made one’s heart shiver in fright .
“Look! Right there by the window of that building! Is that a child?”
“Looks like it! What’s happening? Whose child is that? Why is he standing at such a dangerous place?”
Everyone was stunned at this dangerous scene .
Before anyone could return to their senses from the shocking scene of Ji Ziming and Qu Jingwan getting engaged, they were again frightened by the child’s appearance .
Everyone was wondering if this child was the Ji family’s illegitimate son .
Right at this moment, Madam Ji’s legs turned weak .
The moment she started crumpling to the ground, the man helped her up . His sight was still on the small figure in front of the window .
“Baby! Grandma’s Baby! Child, what are you doing?!”
Madam Ji’s body shivered as she tilted her head up to look at the spot .
The small villa was not very far and it was not very tall .
Hence, the person up there could hear what she had just said .
Before the two could move to walk over, the small child standing up there spoke .
“I don’t want daddy to marry Aunt Qu! I don’t want it! I don’t like her at all! I only want my mommy!”
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